Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 565 Negotiation
Looking at the flames that suddenly appeared in front of him, a trace of surprise flashed across the face of the centaur leader Jello.

As a free and proud centaur who grew up on the vast grassland, he just wanted to scare Mike so as to show his centaur character to their nominal leader and actual partner.

But he didn't expect that Mike would attack him directly.

Instinctively, Jello wanted to explain his behavior to Mike.

But Mike didn't give him the chance.

"Roar!"

With a piercing roar, the ball of black and red fire suddenly changed shape and turned into a huge flaming raven that swooped down on the centaur Jello.

The black and red flames immediately filled the whole body of the centaur Jello. He screamed in fear and rolled around on the conference table frantically.

But these conventional self-rescue actions are all meaningless in front of Li Huo.

Finally, the screams in the conference room gradually disappeared, and the centaur Jello disappeared completely under the burning of the fierce fire.

That's right, he disappeared. Not even a trace of ash was left. He was completely transformed into nutrients for the burning fierce fire.

At this time, the Fiery Raven that had devoured the centaur Jello glanced at the other representatives with contempt, then flapped its wings and flew away, landing on the chandelier in the conference room and looking down at everyone.

It was not until this moment that everyone at the scene reacted.

Benjamin, Franklin and others almost instantly drew out their wands and pointed them at the people opposite them.

However, such an action did not have much significance, because Catherine and others had already been frightened by the scene that just happened in front of them, and they were still staring blankly at the place where the centaur Jello was originally.

"Oh, centaurs. I have dealt with them in the Forbidden Forest when I was at Hogwarts. At that time, they gave me the impression of being weak, arrogant and stupid." Mike fiddled with the wand in his hand and said in a deep voice, "I originally thought that their bad personalities were caused by the closed environment in the Forbidden Forest, and centaurs in other places should be easier to get along with. Unfortunately, it seems that I was wrong, and the centaurs are all hopeless.

I have always felt that weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, but arrogance is.

Since all the centaurs are like this, they are not qualified to join our alliance.

Arthur, go and get rid of them."

"Leave it to me, Mike. Demon hunting is what I'm best at."

Arthur walked towards the door with an expressionless face, holding a black polymer sword. As he walked, his eyes kept wandering over Catherine, as if he was looking for their weak points.

This cold look made Catherine and others shiver.

At the same time, the death of the centaur Jello reminded them of something.

That is the man in front of them named Mike Townley, a legendary wizard who is comparable to Chris Flint!

Then, the mermaid Lilith and the Muggle wizard Karen became more humble, and although the goblin Tongmen and the witch Catherine were not as humble as the former, the original pride in their eyes disappeared.

"Mr. Townley, I hope you understand that we are allies and we will always support you."

Catherine said solemnly, and at the same time, the bronze door beside her finally reacted, grinning, revealing a mouth full of gold teeth, and said to Mike:
"Yes, we are definitely the closest allies!"

"Oh? Really?" Mike pretended to be surprised and said, "But what you did some time ago is not what a qualified ally would do."

Upon hearing this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across the faces of Catherine and others, especially Karen. As a force that Mike had been cultivating from the very beginning, it was really despicable for her to betray Mike for the sake of profit.

Fortunately, Karen was not a person who cared about his reputation. The embarrassment on his face quickly disappeared, and then he laughed loudly twice and said:
"Mr. Tang Li, what happened before is over. What's important is our future cooperation, isn't it?"

"I am not a generous person. If you want me to forget what you did before, then it depends on how sincere you can be."

Mike squinted his eyes and looked at Catherine and Tongmen. These two guys were his main targets of blackmail this time.

Catherine and Tongmen faced Mike's oppression, and thought of the fate of the centaur Jello before, and soon they could not hold on.

"Mr. Tang Li, I can provide you with a low-interest loan of no more than one million gold galleons free of charge. What do you think of this?"

Tongmen said this with gritted teeth and a very painful expression on his face, as if this was the best offer he could make.

When Catherine saw that Tongmen had spoken, she gritted her teeth and said:
"Mr. Townley, I understand that your Los Santos Group has recently been under strong suppression from the Ministry of Magic of Ying Country. We, the Daughters of the Federation, can provide you with the greatest degree of political protection. Although this cannot change the final outcome, it should be able to greatly alleviate your current situation."

Hearing this, a trace of disdain flashed across Mike's face. He crossed his legs arrogantly and said:
"That's it?"

After saying this, he looked at the shocked eyes of Catherine and Tongmen and continued:

“I’m almost losing my patience.

Tongmen, don't talk to me about loans anymore. Gold Galleons mean nothing to me.

What I need are those dragons and sphinxes that you goblins keep in Gringotts! Gather all those beasts as soon as you return, and pull them all out when I give the order.

Catherine, please stop playing tricks on me.

I know that each of your Federation families has trained a lot of wizard warriors, so bring them out this time, I need their strength."

"That's impossible. We can't give you what you want."

"Then let's not talk about it. Just wait for our revenge."

Tongmen's muscles stiffened suddenly. Compared to Chris, he was more unwilling to offend Mike.

After all, the former is an official organization and you will only fight with it when the rules allow it, but the latter is different. Guys like Mike will never play by the rules with you.

They, the goblins, are of small means and cannot withstand Mike's revenge.

With a bitter face, Tongmen was about to bargain with Mike again, but was stopped by Catherine beside him.

Tongmen turned his head in confusion and saw Catherine's eyes flashing with excitement. She asked Mike carefully:

"Mr. Townley, may I ask what you want the Gringotts guards and wizards to do?"

Mike raised the corner of his mouth and said meaningfully:

"What do you think?"

Catherine took a breath and hesitated for a moment before continuing:
"Are you sure?"

As soon as these words came out, before Mike could even open his mouth, the Fiery Raven on the chandelier let out a terrifying roar, as if mocking Catherine's ignorance.

Seeing this, Catherine let out a breath and said:

"Then it will be as you wish, Mr. Townley. I will support you to the best of my ability."

Mike nodded in satisfaction and looked at the bronze door again.

The latter's eyes kept moving, as if he was thinking about the twists and turns.

After a while, a smile appeared on his face, and he bent down and said to Mike:
"Me too. I will prepare the beasts you want for you in advance." "Haha, you are sensible. Don't worry, I will not fail." Mike said slowly, and then turned his gaze to Karen and said, "Karen, to be honest, you can't give me any help at all. Even everything you have now is thanks to me. Because of this, I am very disappointed with what you did before."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Townley!"

Karen knelt on the ground without hesitation and began to kowtow to Mike.

Seeing this, Mike didn't stop it, just watched with a smile.

It was not until Karen broke her forehead and the deep red liquid flowed all over her face that he said:
"Okay, there won't be a next time, understand? When you go back, organize all the people under you. I can use them."

"Yes, Mr. Townley."

Karen staggered to her feet, but still didn't dare to deal with the wound on her forehead. She could only slump in the chair and gasp.

Then, Mike looked at the last representative present - the mermaid Lilith.

"As for you..."

As soon as Mike opened his mouth, the other party couldn't wait to shout:

"We mermaids are willing to do anything! No matter what you want to do, we will satisfy you!"

After saying that, the charming Lilith licked her lips with her tongue.

The meaning is already obvious.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that the only purpose of the mermaids is to entertain people with their beauty.

After all, as aquatic creatures, they simply cannot move on land for a long time, which makes their combat effectiveness very limited and is of almost no help to Mike's subsequent actions.

After thinking for a moment, and secretly glancing at Penelope who was staring at him murderously, Mike finally sighed secretly and said in a righteous manner:
"As for you, just go and be the cheerleaders and sing and dance to cheer everyone up."

A hint of disappointment flashed across the face of the mermaid Lilith, but she still bowed and said:
"As you wish!"

Hearing this, Mike finally smiled. With things having come to this point, his goal for today was roughly achieved.

He stood up from his seat, looked at everyone and clapped his hands:
"Well, everyone, let's end our meeting today. I wish you a pleasant afternoon."

"You too, Mr./Your Excellency, Townley."

Catherine and others said in unison.

Then they left the meeting room one after another.

Of course, the mermaid Lilith couldn't leave alone with her entire lower body immersed in the bathtub, so Karen very gentlemanly accepted the small request to help the beautiful lady leave and took her out of the meeting room.

However, the wound on his forehead was still bleeding.

Looking at their gradually receding backs, Mike smiled and shook his head.

As a man, he knew Karen's thoughts very well.

It’s a pity that this Lilith is not as innocent as she pretends to be. I’m afraid Karen won’t be able to get close to her in the short term.

Just as Mike was daydreaming, he felt two soft lumps pressing against his back.

"Mike, I've already sent out the invitations, and most of those people have clearly stated that they will be there." Penelope frowned and said, "But are you really sure that we will win? I... I'm a little uneasy."

Listening to Penelope's somewhat erratic voice, Mike smiled slightly, kissed Penelope's face and said:

"I will not fail!"

Penelope breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but the gloom between her brows still lingered.

……

At the same time in the Ministry of Magic, Chris and his men were also holding a meeting.

But compared to Mike's meeting, which was barely lively, Chris's meeting was much more dull.

Everyone except Chris lowered their heads and said nothing.

They knew very well that their Minister had gone completely crazy since the defeat at the Battle of Hogwarts.

After all, the series of orders targeting minorities that Chris later issued were not something a normal person could do.

It's better for them not to stand out at this moment.

Chris, who was sitting at the top seat, also remained silent at this time.

Chris tapped the table lightly with his fingernails while thinking deeply.

According to the information he had collected before, Dumbledore had at least two Deathly Hallows in his hands.

One is the Elder Wand and the other is the Resurrection Stone.

Now that the Elder Wand appears in Mike's hands, there is a high probability that the Resurrection Stone is also in Mike's hands.

This was a little unacceptable to Chris.

You know, if this continues, McTominay will most likely collect the Three Hallows of Death before Chris, and thus obtain the secret to defeating death!
Chris's subordinates thought that Chris was crazy, because they looked at the problem from the perspective of maintaining the Ministry of Magic of Ying Country.

Chris suddenly increased the suppression of minority groups to an unprecedented level, which was bound to cause social unrest and affect the rule of the Ministry of Magic.

But what Chris wants now is the Deathly Hallows.

From Chris's perspective, finding and killing Mike is the most important thing now, and he is willing to give everything for this!
It’s a pity that even though Chris has done so much, Mike still hides behind and does not show up.

This made Chris particularly angry!
'Perhaps the pressure I'm applying isn't enough?'

As he thought about this, Chris's expression gradually became ferocious. He slammed the table and shouted angrily:

"Continue to increase the suppression of those minority groups!"

"How much do you plan to increase it?"

The newly appointed Director of the Department of Magical Disasters and Accidents beside Chris asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, Chris's mouth curled up into a cruel smile.

"The regulations remain unchanged, but the measures to be taken will change. Anyone who breaks the law will be killed without mercy!"

(End of this chapter)